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Re: I Need To Demand Something, Don't Care If You Don't Listen
« Reply #45 on: May 21, 2008, 11:45:52 PM »
Quote from: Star Fish on May 21, 2008, 11:40:23 PM
It was Shakespeare apparently...
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/my-bad.html
Hmmmm, even that acknowledges that he didn't exactly introduce it into the language.

I'm still refusing to use it, even if Papa Will did "invent" it.

I much prefer my verb "to twinkletoe", or the very apt verb "violate", meaning "to play the viola" :-)
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Re: I Need To Demand Something, Don't Care If You Don't Listen
« Reply #46 on: May 22, 2008, 09:27:11 AM »
Quote from: Adi on May 21, 2008, 11:10:29 PM
As an aside, since when has 'bad' been a concrete noun? It's been bugging me... :|

YES!

This shits me to tears.

I always reply with,"Your bad what?". Then sound like a ranting old nana when I dribble on about it being an adjective yada yada.

That Shakespeare is entirely different to how it's used today.

"My bad, my good"....there's an "invisible noun" that those are describing (e.g. traits/deeds whatever).

You could argue that "my bad" as is used today also has an invisible noun, but i would argue it's still bullshit because you don't have the contextual framework to gauge that, as you do with Shakespeare's version.
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Re: I Need To Demand Something, Don't Care If You Don't Listen
« Reply #47 on: May 22, 2008, 11:41:30 AM »
Quote from: squiggleyak on May 22, 2008, 09:27:11 AM
That Shakespeare is entirely different to how it's used today.

"My bad, my good"....there's an "invisible noun" that those are describing (e.g. traits/deeds whatever).

You could argue that "my bad" as is used today also has an invisible noun, but i would argue it's still bullshit because you don't have the contextual framework to gauge that, as you do with Shakespeare's version.
Oh yes, 'bad' can function as a noun, but it is still an adjective. That's why I used the phrase 'concrete noun' - it isn't necessarily the linguistically correct term, but I was trying to show that it wasn't functioning as a "naming word", describing a thing. It's really clear when you learn another language (as usual) - in the Romance languages, there's a special way in which you can use an adjective as a noun - but this use isn't one of them!

Is it really that hard to use the word 'mistake'? 'Mistake' is a noun AND a verb! Use it as much as you want!
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Re: I Need To Demand Something, Don't Care If You Don't Listen
« Reply #48 on: May 23, 2008, 01:34:36 AM »
Quote from: squiggleyak on May 22, 2008, 09:27:11 AM
You could argue that "my bad" as is used today also has an invisible noun,

No you can't, you are using it cause you are too cool and gangsta to admit to making a mistake, because then people will shoot you with Mac10s.
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Re: I Need To Demand Something, Don't Care If You Don't Listen
« Reply #49 on: May 24, 2008, 03:51:21 AM »
Quote from: Thowluikhain on May 23, 2008, 01:34:36 AM
No you can't, you are using it cause you are too cool and gangsta to admit to making a mistake, because then people will shoot you with Mac10s.

Yay!
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Re: I Need To Demand Something, Don't Care If You Don't Listen
« Reply #50 on: May 24, 2008, 10:57:31 AM »
What is this forum coming to!? I noticed that this had gotten to 4 pages and I was thinking "Holy Crap, alot of people are flaming me!" So I skipped straight page 4 and you guys are going on about Shakespeare! May I ask what the hell is going on? Maybe this thread should be closed if it's turning into a Spam fest, because if it is we should get Tim Howard in here.
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Re: I Need To Demand Something, Don't Care If You Don't Listen
« Reply #51 on: May 24, 2008, 01:42:09 PM »
Quote from: The Marauder on May 24, 2008, 10:57:31 AM
Maybe this thread should be closed if it's turning into a Spam fest

:lol: If only you knew...

Welcome to the forum The Marauder, you'll find out every thread on this forum turns into a 'spam fest' usually by Marquis De Sade :wink:
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Re: I Need To Demand Something, Don't Care If You Don't Listen
« Reply #52 on: May 24, 2008, 01:57:33 PM »
:x

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Re: I Need To Demand Something, Don't Care If You Don't Listen
« Reply #53 on: May 24, 2008, 04:36:55 PM »
Yes, thank you for demonstrating.
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